Can cover



May 22, 1928. 1,671,025

F. C. FRANZMEIER CAN COVER Filed March 1926 lNVENTOR WITNESS%\7'Q ATTORNEY Patented May 22, 1928. I I

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRED C. FBANZMEIER, OF GALENA, ILLINOIS.

CAN COVER.

Application filed March 12, 1926. Serial No. 94,272.

This invention relates to improvements in of a cover lid 15 which in turn having its pemilk cans and covers therefor, the general riphery rolled under as indicated at 16 and object being to provide a multiplicity of fitting the outwardly and downwardly exopenings within a sleeve portion of the cover tending portion 17 of the sleeve 14 therebeand having foraminated pockets extending tween. That portion of the sleeve 14 corre- 55 over such openings upon the inner side of sponding in shape and configuration with the sleeve whereby the air after cooling on the reference to the outwardly flared portion 11 top of the milk will be forced out through of the neck 12 having a multiplicity of openthe foraminated pockets and openings while ings arranged therein adjacent the upper closing and fitting the cover upon the can. portion thereof and including foraminated or 60 Another object of the invention residing in reticulated pockets 19 upon their inner sides the specific configuration, construction and -and secured to the corresponding side of the interfitting engagement of the can neck and sleeve 14. sleeve of the cover which will allow the cover I In the use and operation of the present into be loosely fitted within the neck of the vention it will be clearly apparent and mani- 65 can to facilitate the cooling of the cans confest that no loss of the contents of the can tents and yet eliminate the possibility of ex- 10 will be experienced preparatory to the traneous matter being collected within the closing and fitting of the lid 15 and sleeve can and polluting the content th r of, 14 within the neck of the can as clearly illus- 20 With the above and other objects in view, trated in F igure2 of the drawing in so far as 70 the invention further includes the following the air cooling upon the top of the contents novel features and details of construction, to within the can will be forced outwardly be hereinafter more fully described, illusthrough the foramin-ated pockets 19 and trated in the accompanying drawings and openings 18 and eliminate the usual loss of pointed out in the a ended c1ai milk or cream during such operation by In the drawing: compressing the air downwardly and within Figure 1 is a fragmentary elevation of the e n k of the can. upper portion of a milk can and the novel In Figure 4 of the drawing I have illusform of cover fitted th reo I trated the manner in which the sleeve may 4 Figure 2 is a fragmentary vertical section be arranged in a nearly closed position with so taken through the can neck and cover and the outwardly flared portion 11 0f the n c illustrating the manner in which the latter 12 wh r by the desired d gr f V ntil tion may be arranged in a partly closed ositio may be had to the contents of the can to perpreparatory to securely apply and l i mit such contents to be cooled; it being ob-' the lid upon the neck of th vious that the sleeve may be depressed in Fi r 3 i a transverse ti t k on the first position for completely closing the line 3-3 of Figure 1. .neck of the can so that the latter may be Fi 4 i illu trati of nearly l d transported without loss of the contents. position of the cover permitting the cooling The inv ion is susceptible of various 40 of the ontents of the an, changes in its form, proportions and minor Referring to the drawing in detail, wh details of construction, and the right is herein like characters of reference denote correin lesel'vel'ed 0 mak Such Ch nges as propersponding parts, the reference character 10 in- 1y fall within the scope of the appended dicates a milk can providing an outwardly claim. flared portion 11 adjacent the periphery of Having thus described the invention, what the neck 12 and further providing a rolled is claimed is: edge or bead 13 upon the periphery thereof. A can and cover therefor comprising an Fltted within the neck 12 and flared porupwardly and outwardly flared portion upon tion 11 1s acorrespondlngly shaped sleeve 14 the upper end and periphery of the can neck. 50 extending downwardly from the under side the cover being provided with a correspond ilk ingly shaped sleeve portion received Within curved portion, and the flared portion of the the neck of the can, said sleeve being; sleeve having a multiplicity of openings further provided with adoWnWardly curved covered by reticulated pockets adapted to 10 portion upon the upper periphery thereventilate the can When the sleeve is partially 5 of, a top for the lid being provided with raised.

' a bead upon the marginal edge thereof adapt- In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

ed to receive the edge of' the downwardly FRED G. FRANZMEIER. 

